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21whether — I. pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæther, hwether; akin to Old High German hwedar which of two, Latin uter, Greek poteros, Old English hwā who more at who Date: before 12th century 1. archaic which one of the two 2. archaic… …
22whether — conjunction /ˈwɛðə(r),ˈʍɛðə(r)/ a) Used to introduce an indirect interrogative question that consists of multiple alternative possibilities (usually with correlative ). whether ys it easyer to saye to the sicke of the palsey, thy synnes ar… …
23whether — Inā. Whether … not, ina … ole. Whether you work, or don t work, inā oe e hana ā e hana ole. Whether it rains or not, inā e ua, ā ua ole …
24WHETHER — conj. introducing the first or both of alternative possibilities (I doubt whether it matters; I do not know whether they have arrived or not). Phrases and idioms: whether or no see NO(2). Etymology: OE hwaeligther, hwether f. Gmc …
25whether or no — or whether or not phrasal in any case < they ve only been married a very few weeks, whether or no Thomas Hardy > …
26whether — [OE] Whether was formed in the prehistoric Germanic period from the interrogative base *khwa , *khwe (source of English what, who, etc) and the comparative suffix * theraz, which also occurs in English other. Its Germanic relatives include German …
27whether — adv. RG. 16; [whar]. 67 B; ‘whether the’ == whether or. O. and N. 1358, 1360 adj. RG. 408 …
28whether or no — 1》 whether or not. 2》 archaic in any case. → whether …
29whether — conjunction expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives. ↘expressing an enquiry or investigation. ↘indicating that a statement applies whichever of the alternatives mentioned is the case. Phrases whether or no 1》 whether or not. 2》 archaic… …
30whether — [OE] Whether was formed in the prehistoric Germanic period from the interrogative base *khwa , *khwe (source of English what, who, etc) and the comparative suffix * theraz, which also occurs in English other. Its Germanic relatives include German …
